Fastener.



G. E. BISHOP.

FASTENER.

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APPLICATION FILED FEB. 15, 1915.

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GEORGE E. BISHOP, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

FASTENER.

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To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that 1, GEORGE E. BrsHor, a citizen of the United States, resident of Cleveland, county of Cuyahoga, and State of Ohio, have invented new and useful 1mprovements in Fasteners, of which the following is a specification, the principle of the invention being herein explained and the best mode in which l have contemplated applying that principle, so as to distinguish it from other inventions.

My invention relates to fasteners, and par* ticularly to such classes of such devices as are designed to prevent any and all automatic movement of the button portion of the same in their eyelets, thereby preventing them from being noisy. Particularly, my device relates to fasteners that are adapted for use upon automobiles.

The annexed drawing and the following description show in detail certain means embodying my invention, such disclosed means, however, illustrating but one of the various possible ways in which the spirit of my invention may be utilized.

ln said annexed drawing, Figure 1 represents a plan view partially in section of an element of my invention, showing the special construction of the spring members by means of the stress of which upon the button member of the fastener, the latter is prevented from rattling when locked. Fig. 2 represents a central vertical section of the entire assembled fastener. Fig. 3 represents a perspective view of the turning head, the stud integral with the same, and a take-up spring to which is secured a double spring member adapted to prevent said stud and head from automatically turning. Fig. f1 represents a central vertical section of the button element of the fastener, showing the locked position of the turning head in dotted lines. Fig. represents a central vertical section of the elements shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a horizontal section through Fig. 3 upon a plane immediately below the turning head.

Referring to the annexed drawing, the button of the fastener comprises a frame 1, with a base portion 2, main portion 3, and holes 11 to provide for the securing of the button to the automobile frame; in combination with a take-up spring 5 with turned up spring elements 6, and a turning head 7 with a square body portion forming a stud 8.

One element of the eyelet'n which the Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 15, 1915.

Patented Nov. 28, 1911i'.

Serial No. 8,146.

button is secured and which comprises the other component member of my improved fastener, consists of the usual gromet com# prising the formed ring` 10 and the plain ring 13, both being secured to the fabric 9 by means of the prongs 11 of ring 10 clenched upon ring 13 and upon the side of the fabric opposite to the ring 10; another element is the further plain ring 12 disposed intermediately of the formed ring 10 and the fabric 9, as plainly shown in Fig. 2. Secured to ring 12 by means of turned over portions 15 integral with said ring are two spring members 14, said spring members 141 being disposed between formed ring 10 and ring 12, as plainly shown in Fig. 2. As will be plainly seen from Fig. 1, said spring members 11 comprise center portions 16 and end portions 17 bent back upon or toward the center portions 16, said two spring members nearly if not entirely touching each other intermediately of the respective center and end portions and forming in effect four members independent and yet interdependent, and adapted to bear with stress upon the body of the button inserted in the eyelet and to communicate the effect of such stress to all four members. The construction and relative disposition of the elements of the spring members 14 is such as to render them extremely effective for the purposes intended in any position assumed by the button of the fastener in the eyelet thereof.

From the following description it will be perfectly evident that when the turning head 7 is inserted through the eyelet portion of the fastener, end portions 17 of the spring members 111 secured to the ring 12 will be bent in toward the center portions 16 by the main portion 3 of the frame 1 of the button element, so that said frame 1 by the stress of the spring members 14 will be absolutely prevented from any automatic movement so that there will be no rattling of the button. Also, it will be easily understood that the square construction of the body portion or stud 8 firmly held by the spring elements 6 will keep said head 7 and body portion 8 from any automatic turning move ment.

I wish particularly to point out that this construction enables me to provide a fastener in which the base of the turning head is perfectly flat, as also the top of the main portion 3 of the frame 1, so that these two portions lie flush one With the other and the head 7 turns upon'said top of main portion 3 in such Hush condition Without the necessity of having` any notched or unever surfaces upon the base of said head or the top of said frame. Any slight Wear upon either or both of said surfaces is compensated for by the take-up spring` member 5, as Will be readily understood from Figs. 2 and 4.-

Having thus shown and described my invention, What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: y

1Q In an improved fastener for automobiles, an eyelet comprising a ring member adapted to be secured to a curtain fabric;

*I and two independent oppositely disposed ieXible members secured only at their centers, respectively, t0 said ring member and Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents Vashington,D.GJ

so disposed as to intersect the opening of said ring member.

2. In an improved fastener for automobiles, an eyelet comprising a ringmember adapted to be secured to a curtain fabric; and tWo independent oppositcly disposed liexible members each secured to said ring member by one connection only and so disposed that portions thereof upon both sides of said connection intersect the opening of said ring member. v

In testimony whereof, I have signed this speciication on this 10th day of February, 1915.

GEORGE E. Bisi-10P. 

